Games & Activities

So yesterday I'm in line at Target picking up supplies for Sunday and this mom behind me goes "Oh you must be a teacher - look at all that craft stuff!" I'm like no I do kids ministry and she gives me this look.

So I'm watching Emma during scripture memory time and she's just staring at ceiling. Not even trying say the verse with everyone else. Totally checked out. Walk over quietly go "What's going on?" She looks at me like I'm nuts

So last week I'm cleaning out my supply closet and I find like fifteen foam crosses from some craft we did months ago. Just sitting there in a box collecting dust. Made me think about how many crafts I've done over the years that kids took

So Marcus is bouncing off the walls during Bible time. Again. Kid literally cannot sit still for more than thirty seconds without fidgeting or getting up or bothering someone else. I'm trying to teach about loving your neighbors and he's under the table making race car

Still picking burrs out of my socks from last Saturday's church picnic. Turns out the field I thought would be perfect for games was basically a nature preserve of prickly weeds and hidden holes. But kids had a blast. Even when half the planned activities turned into something

Tyler and Mason are fighting again. Of course they are. This time it's over who gets to hold the shepherd's staff for our David story thing. Both of them grabbing it yelling "I was first! No I was first!" I'm just standing

So I'm trying to teach about God creating the world and the kids are just staring at me like I'm speaking ancient Greek or something. Marcus is picking at his shoe. Emma's braiding her friend's hair. Tyler's making weird faces

Found myself refereeing a heated argument between two eight-year-olds about the "right" way to build a human pyramid yesterday. Apparently Tyler thought Emma was doing it wrong. Emma thought Tyler was being bossy. Neither of them wanted to compromise. So much for building teamwork through fun games. But

So I'm sitting in this planning meeting and someone goes "We should do game night for families!" Everyone's nodding like this is brilliant idea and I'm thinking oh great another event I gotta plan that nobody will come to. But then Sarah